When these pages last reviewed nations in the throes of violence and economic disintegration, the discussion focused on Cuba, Mozambique, and Martinque, all in October of last year. The perpetual spin and chaos machines of Wall Street and Washington however has kept these pages distracted from the global insanity.
Sadly, it is time to start watching the world as many are beginning to doubt US omnipotence once again and the streets are on fire.
The headlines from Nepal are disturbing to say the least:
Nepal: Army takes charge, former prime minister’s wife reportedly burnt to death
Nepal in chaos as PM Oli resigns and President urges dialogue: Who will take charge now?
Nepalese anti-government protests continue over corruption and lack of economic opportunity
And that’s just a snippet of what is going on there. The videos are just as wild and disturbing:
Some background as to why Gen Z is leading the riots:
And the fires spread far and wide in the tiny nation.
With the military seizing power last night, odds are the nation will start to calm down a bit but the economic damage has been done. Tourism, especially climbing Mount Everest and other Himalayan Mountains, is their number one industry. Riots and burning people alive tends to be adverse for this particular industry so it will be most interesting to see how the country returns to the peaceful, idyllic place that the hippies and adventurers worldwide once knew.
